DSMB Annual Meeting 2026 (17 Aug 2026)

Mon, 17 Aug 2026 11:00:00 GMT

2026 DSMB Annual Meeting

Extracellular Matrix: From Tissue Dynamics to Disease Mechanisms

August 17^th, 2026

Mærsk Tower Level 15 (room 7.15.92)

Panum Institute, University of Copenhagen

We invite all our members and other interested parties to join us for the DSMB Annual Meeting on Monday 17 August at the Mærsk Tower, University of Copenhagen. The meeting will feature a full day of exciting matrix biology talks, keynote lectures, and networking opportunities across the field of extracellular matrix research.

This year’s keynote speaker is Professor Dieter Reinhardt (McGill University, Canada), who will present his talk: “Extracellular Matrix Dynamics Across Tissues: Insights from Adipose Tissue and Bone”. He is an internationally recognized leader in extracellular matrix biology, with major contributions to elastic fiber assembly and disease mechanisms such as Marfan syndrome.

We are also delighted to welcome Professor Janine Erler (Biotech Research & Innovation Centre, University of Copenhagen) and Dr Timothy Mead (Cleveland Clinic Lerner Research Institute, USA) as invited speakers.

In addition, two outstanding early-career postdoctoral researchers shortlisted for the DSMB Dick Heinegård nomination at MBE will present their work: Dr. Jasmeet Kaur Virdi (Lund University, Sweden) and Dr. Sara M. Jørgensen (Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen).

As always, the programme will include selected oral presentations chosen from submitted abstracts, alongside poster presentations. Prizes will be awarded for outstanding contributions from young investigators (oral and poster).

The DSMB Annual Meeting is free for DSMB members. Membership (June 2026–May 2027) is 300 DKK.

Abstract submission opens alongside registration and is eligible for selection as oral or poster presentation.

Abstract submission closed
Registration deadline: 7 August

Further updates will be available at https://biokemi.eu/DSMB.

If you have any questions, please contact us at dsmb.dk@gmail.com.

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Program

2026 Danish Society for Matrix Biology Annual Meeting

Extracellular Matrix: From Tissue Dynamics to Disease Mechanisms

Monday 17th August @ Level 15 (15.7.92) conference room (PIN CODE 5539#), Mærsk Tower, Panum Institute, University of Copenhagen, Blegdamsvej 3B
2200 Copenhagen, Denmark

PROGRAM

13.00 – 13.05
Welcome address by Andrea Heinz (DSMB Chairwoman)

13.05 – 13.45
Keynote speaker Professor Dieter Reinhardt (McGill University, Canada) "Extracellular Matrix Dynamics Across Tissues: Insights from Adipose Tissue and Bone”

13.45 – 14.05
Invited speaker Professor Janine Erler (Biotech Research & Innovation Centre, University of Copenhagen) "Location, Location, Location: Decoding Cancer Progression Brick by Brick"

14.05 – 14.25

Invited speaker Dr Timothy Mead (Cleveland Clinic Lerner Research Institute, USA) "Cardiac insufficiency and enlarged heart valves in a novel mouse model of cardiac valvular Ehlers-Danlos syndrome"

14.25 – 14.40
Young investigator abstract #1 Martin Bang (University of Copenhagen) “Preliminary Proteomic and Oxidative PTM Profiling of Healthy, Non-Lesional, and Lesional Psoriatic Skin”

14.40 – 14.55
Young investigator abstract #2 Asta Skovgaard Eriksen (Institute of Sports Medicine Copenhagen) “Early Cellular Responses Following Acute Human Muscle Strain Injury”

14.55 – 15.10
Young investigator abstract #3 Louis Lepetit Thomsen (Institute of Sports Medicine Copenhagen) “Effects of hydrolyzed collagen supplementation on top of resistance training as a treatment of Achilles, patellar and plantar fascia tendinopathy in male elite athletes”

15.10 – 15.25

Young investigator abstract #4 Kabilan Sakthivel (Lund University, Sweden) “Beyond a Scaffold: How ECM Mechanics Shape Cancer Cell Invasion”

15.25 – 15.40

Coffee break

15.40 – 15.50
DSMB AGM

15.50 – 16.10

ECR speaker Dr. Sara M. Jørgensen (Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen) "Proteomics and Ex vivo Plaque Culture Identifies the Insulin-like Growth Factor (IGF) Axis as a Potential Regulator of Matrix Remodelling in Carotid Atherosclerosis"

16.10 – 16.25
ECR speaker Dr. Jasmeet Kaur Virdi (Lund University, Sweden) "Glycosaminoglycans Fine-Tune Hybrid Epithelial–Mesenchymal Transition States and Calcium Kinetics in Mammary Epithelial Cells"

16.25 – 16.40
Selected abstract Elizabeth Rush (Case Western Reserve University, USA), “A Novel, Preclinical Model of a Patient Specific Fbn1 Mutation Recapitulates Neonatal Marfan Syndrome”

16.40 – 16.55

Selected abstract Jakob Agergaard (Institute of Sports Medicine Copenhagen), “Growth hormone Increases Protein Synthesis in the Collagen-rich Insoluble Fraction of Human Tendon”

16.55 – 17.10
Selected abstract Valerio Izzi (University of Oulu, Finland) “NaVis: a virtual microscopy framework for interactive histological interrogation of spatial transcriptomics data”

17.10 – 17.25
Selected abstract Rene Svensson (Institute of Sports Medicine Copenhagen) “Optimized surgery reduces soleus sub-tendon elongation after Achilles tendon rupture”

17.25 – 17.35

Announcement of best Young Investigator Oral Presentation Prize

17.35 – 18.15
Networking with light refreshments

This meeting is generously sponsored by

European Elastin Meeting 2026 (18 Aug 2026)

Mon, 17 Aug 2026 22:00:00 GMT

EEM 2026 will unite leading experts in (bio)chemistry, medicine, physics, material sciences, and computational sciences from academia, industry, and clinical practice to explore a wide range of topics around elastin and related ECM proteins, their role in health and disease, and potential in regenerative medicine.

The program, designed by both local and international scientific committees, will span key areas such as diagnosis, damage repair and treatment of elastin-related conditions by focusing on elastin and elastic fiber biosynthesis (elastogenesis), degradation, disease, turnover, regulation, and interaction with other ECM proteins, as well as tissue regeneration.

EEM 2026 aims to serve as a dynamic forum for discussions and networking among senior researchers, early-career scientists, students, and companies.

The local organizing team looks forward to welcoming you in Copenhagen.

Andrea Heinz, Chair of EEM 2026 & Chair of the DSMB

EEM 2026 is supported by the Novo Nordisk Foundation.

Learn more here: https://eem2026.org/

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